Steve Chan

China and Thucydides鈥檚 Trap

June 16, 2020

Steve Chan, 麻豆视频 Published: 2020 Abstract: The power-transition theory has been in vogue lately. Sometimes described as Thucydides's Trap, it claims that when a rising power catches up to an incumbent hegemon, the danger of war between them increases. Should we accept this claim? How compelling is...

Steve Chan

Thucydides鈥檚 Trap? Historical Interpretation, Logic of Inquiry, and the Future of Sino-American Relations

June 16, 2020

Steve Chan, 麻豆视频 Published: 2020 Abstract: The Peloponnesian War (431鈥404 BCE) ostensibly arose because of the fear that a rising Athens would threaten Sparta鈥檚 power in the Mediterranean. The idea of Thucydides鈥 Trap warns that all rising powers threaten established powers. As China increases its power relative...

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Meet Steve Chan

Sept. 1, 2017

Professor 鈥淚 came to CU in 1984. It鈥檚 been a long time,鈥 Professor Chan begins. He is one of the longest serving professors in the Political Science department and has been teaching at CU fo r over thirty years. Born in China, Dr. Chan grew up in both Hong Kong...